Safety-deposit box.



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SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX.

APPLICATION FILED pEo.23,19o7.

v Patented Mar. 1, 1910;.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER A. LORENZ AND WILLIAM T. CALLAGHAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SAFETY-DEPOSIT BOX.

To all whom 'tt may concern:

Be it known that we, PETER A. LORENZ and WILLIAM T. CALLAGHAN, citizensof the United States, residing in the city of Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Safety Deposit Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to metal cases of the class which are used inbanks, safety deposit vaults and the like, in which a considerablenumberI of pigeonholes are framed together, each being provided with adoor and adapted to receive boxes or other receptacles which may beplaced therein for storage and safe keeping.

It is the object of our invention to provide a solid and substantialstructure of the class described, which shall be simple in constructionand not liable to injury or disarrangement of its parts, and to providedoors for the several compartments so constructed and hinged that theybecome practically a part of the structure itself.

The principles of our invention are illustrated in the drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a perspective view of one tier of pigeon holes removedfrom its relation with other similar ones; Fig. 2 is a vertical crosssection on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, showing in addition a number of suchtiers in their proper relation; Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line3 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 1 is a vertical section on the line 4-41 of Fig. 1;Fig. 5 shows a top and side view of a pigeon hole partition.

Further describing our invention with reference to the drawings, 1 is asupporting base to which the several tiers constructed as hereinafterdescribed, are secured.

2 2, etc., are sheets of metal placed horizontally, each one of whichforms respectively the top and base of the pigeon holes above and belowit.

6 6 are vertical partitions provided at their rear ends with theintegrally formed sleeves or hollow beads 7 each of which should beprovided with the notch 8. The other end of each of said partitions hasa similar construction except that the sleeve is not continuous, butforms the interrupted loops 9.

The partitions 2 2, etc., are perforated at proper distances and therear edges thereof are turned downward to form right angled flanges 3.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 23, 1907.

Patented Mar. 1, 1910.

Serial No. 407,802.

Doors 11, formed of sheet metal, are provided with loops 12, adapted toalternate with the loops 9 9 on the partition 6 so that the centralopenings will be in alinement.

In assembling the several parts of the de vice the rear framing rods 13are passed through the openings in the base; then through the sleeve 7and the openings in the horizontal partitions 2. When riveted at theupper and lower ends the parts will t-hus be rigidly secured together.Similar framing rods 13 are passed through the openings in the base,then through the loops in the doors, `and the corresponding loops in thefront ends of the partitions, and through the horizontal divisions asbefore described.

When secured at top and bottom such fram ing rods give secure adjustmentto the parts, and also form the pintle of hinges in which the loops 9and 12 are the knuckles. The notches 8 in the sleeve 7 should be of suchdepth and dimensions as to hold the downturned Hanges 3 and to permitthe back faces thereof to be flush with the ends of the partitions. Saidflanges thus form a means for attaching the back 14 by means of t-herivets 15 which are passed through suitable openings in said hack andflanges.

We claim:

1. In a safety deposit box` having relatively ixed back and horizontalmembers, compartment partitions having loops at their ends, doors havingloops at one end adapted to alternate with the loops on the partitionsto form hinged knuckles and pintles passed through the said loops.

2. In a safety deposit box having relatively fixed back and horizontalmembers, compartment partitions running from front to rear provided withloops at one end, doors having corresponding loops alternately placedwith those on the partitions so as to form hinged knuckles, and pintlespassed through the said loops.

3. In a safety deposit box having horizontal members and verticalpartitions, said vertical partitions being provided with loops at theirouter ends; the combination therewith of doors each having loops at oneend adapted to be alined with the said loops on the partitions to formhinged knuckles, and framing rods to hold the horizontal partitionstogether passed through the loops in said knuckles to form pintles forthe hinges.

4c. A safety deposit box comprising the sleeves at their ends,

sleeves and horizontal members, und doors having interrupted sleeves atone end adapt.- ed to alternate With the sleeves on the troni: end ofsaid partitions and to hinge on the, framing rod,

In Witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands, this 19th day ofDecember A. D. 1907, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

PETER A. LORENZ. VILLIA M T. il,ALLA G I'I A N. lVitnesses C. K.CHAMBERLMX, A. S. PHILLIPS.

